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English Electric Canberra - History and Development

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To celebrate the latest addition to the Vulcan to the Sky Trust Heritage Aviation Fleet The World Record Breaking - Canberra WK163 - we now have available the paperback version of Bruce Berrymore Halpenny's book about the History and Development of this Classic Jet.

This amazing airplane first flew in 1949. Three aircraft of the type still fly with NASA today. It has served in a variety of roles including those of tactical bomber, photo-reconnaissance, navigational trainer, maritime strike, electronic countermeasures and target-towing. It was manufactured in the USA under license as the Martin B-57 and has been exported to Argentina, Chile, India, Peru, South Africa and other Commonwealth countries.

This book looks at the development of the aircraft during the early days of jet power and especially at its Rolls-Royce Avon power-plant. Each of the many marques and variants are described and illustrated by many remarkable and rare photographs. The type's record of service with RAF squadrons throughout its service life is given together with descriptions of the many experimental models that were used in the development of a variety of weapons and avionic systems.